Travel Blogs from Dijon

The small town of Beaune! This city was a very nice change of pace from the hustle and bustle of Paris and Versailles. The charm of Beaune is that it is in the middle of wine country here in France. There are vineyards that stretch for miles around the borders of the town.

We started the day with a very tasty Beaune breakfast. Croque Madame for myself and ...

After breakfast, depart Paris for the renowned province of Burgundy, one of France's eleven major wine-producing regions. Perhaps more than anything else, France is known for its legendary wine, which is part of the country's heritage and a great source of national pride. Wine has been produced in France for centuries, and in Burgundy there are vineyards nearly ...

... point we had to back out of a narrow road back to a round a bout. We did finally make it to the village it then took us through the village with streets wide enough for a mini only (see first photo of a street it took us down.... Remember we are pretty much driving a truck). We then decided to ignore the GPS and got ourselves to a public parking spot, we stopped and went on foot. The ruin site was amazing as they all have ...

... come out. Adrienne, berthed in Dijon, was coming south on the canal and headed for the Soane. Adrienne is a full sized peniche and when she is in the lock, she has about 8 inches to spare on either side. Waiting outside the lock for her to come out, all we could do was hug the bank the wind was blowing us onto and keep our fingers crossed. She displaces a lot of water when she goes by!